Hello  @Stormy-RO  Thank you for the other links I can look into.  I am just way too drained to do much at the moment.   The Phycologist got back to me have a week to wait, was concerned about not getting in for any help for months and feared how I could cope waiting a long time. Today spent a lot of time in bed my body feels so totally run down with no energy, felt a little anger today as I said to my husband tonight, well nothing has changed today, daughter in bed all day, just felt like a slow ground hog day and felt angry as things seem to happen as like there is nothing wrong.  My hubby has never been one for talking about anything personal for professional help, he deals with it as he sees it, yes it frustrates me.  He deals with stresses in a complete different way to me. The saddest thing is how her siblings cope with her.  They witnessed a bad Psychosis day, evening with her while we were away and now they won't let the younger grand kids visit our home, but yesterday obviously in need of desperate babysitting three grand kids came over.  My daughter never came out of her room to connect with them and she was an absolute favourite Aunt who did so much for them over the past 10 years.  The eldest realises something is not right with her fave Aunt and says oh *****  in bed still. It was a pleasure for me to see them laughing etc and I was teaching youngest how a record player works and he says were is the remote and wondering how the music goes through the wiring to the speakers, eldest loved dancing around to an AC/DC record.  I felt happy for those few hours. I feel I should not be talking about my issues on  @Megstar24  thread.  How are you coping  @Megstar24    I think living with what I have for over 30 years really derailed my happiness and dreams in life.  Having no friends or family has been agonising, you might try and talk about issues to hubby's side of family but nothing seems to sink in as they have the happy genes running through their veins and are on their happy journey's.   ... View more

Hi  @nataliestone  I was a teen in mid 70's and went through exact same issues.  First year of high school I disliked, well I use the word hated everything about myself.  I was separated from my two friends as we went to different high schools.  Could never understand why boys were not interested in me so my inferior complex about myself started.  Half way through third year at high school changed to a country town school, well that was agonising not knowing anyone, everyone already had their own groups and I was all alone and I would hide from going to certain classes, sit down the back corner hoping not to be noticed, then you have the bullies who would harass you while going to toilet.  So my school life was agonising to attend and yep boys never seemed to be interested in me, my complex became unbearable and I would cry so much seeing all the cool groups hanging together.  So it looks like nothing has changed within the school environment 60 years later.  Sadly for me I never got over those years which has led to my terrible insecurities I have within myself till this day.  Life turned badly for me when someone showed some love interest in me, well I got pregnant and spent two years with an abusive husband, thank god I had the guts to pack up and run. ... View more

Hello   @Blake-RO  Today has been agonising after going through adrenaline torture your body falls flat.  My G.P has to do a mental check on me so as to write a referral for seeing the Phycologist and that is about 10 days away, contacted Phycologist to make an appointment  after I get the referral, he is ringing me tomorrow and a little concerned as to maybe he can't take me on a a patient. My daughter today had me in tears today and it is frightening as to what strange things she is doing and saying.  My hubby wants to basically boot her out but I fear where she will end up and in what condition it is something I just can't do.  If things really heat up with her behaviour I certainly will ring the health department for help again, there is no way she will go to rehab.  I am so scared as to what she is going to do to herself with this poison in her body, so it is like you are imprisoned in your own home.   I am going to my sisters for a while to get a break from the sadness I see in her whole self,  I honestly can't keep watching her in this state.  I have seen so much from my son who was a heroin addict from age 14 he walked down the wrong track of drugs and prison and it was unbearable to see all that.  He is in his late forties and still can't get off Methadone. I only have my husband to talk to.  He is at the stage of selling the house or renting it and taking off as really it is our time now, and we have been through enough during our lifetime. My body lives with heaps of stress and I have been through breast cancer, had half my thyroid removed and just writing this makes me feel nauseous.    ... View more

Oh my gosh  @Megstar24   I am going through similar issues with my daughter and it is horrendous to see a loved one going through the drug induced psychosis and yes the things they say are unbelievable.  I certainly feel your pain.  I had a meltdown yesterday evening while talking to my Doctor and the adrenaline drain of blubbering to my Doctor has made my body so weak and sick to the stomach.  I need help as I just can't cope as it is affecting my mental wellbeing.  So I am going to have to talk to a phycologist as there is no one else I can talk to so this is my desperate attempt for trying to cope with what is going on. I am not to sure what I can discuss on these forums but I had to ring someone for help and advice and they organised a compulsory treatment team to go into our house and remove her to a treatment centre but after a few day she applied for a 2 hour release but she absconded.  She is not responding to any of her texts, phone calls and only went to one appointment they are going to hold a tribunal to discuss her condition so I don't know how this is going to turn out. I am glad you have contacted this forum it seems it is all you can do is keep searching for advice and help through these web sites.  I keep talking to my daughter about rehab but she says she does not know what she is going to do ??  I suggested a farm type one where they take money from your Centrelink payment, she gave up work just over a year ago and has been living off her savings. All the best. ... View more

I think I am too old for this reach out as I have four children in their 40's Hmmm  I am not a big one on laughter, but my grand children who are aged from 5 years up to 26 years old, they make me laugh. Yes parenting can be stressful.  In the 80's we used to go to parenting classes looking for help.  I love listening to music loud and going to certain venues to view and listen to musicians.  Love Blues music, no not all the slow stuff.  My mother passed away two years ago and it has taken until now to get back into music and taking photos.  I have not been on facebook for two years as it would add to more stress and sadness. I have been Googling for help for weeks and finally came across Reach Out as I was looking for help for myself and to read other parents battles. Hmmm tips for parents with teenagers.  No matter what always be there for them, through good and bad.   Weekends are another day as I am a retired.  I have seen battles of even my grand children's teenage years and my hubby and I were always there to help.   We would take them away camping or get a cabin in a National Park at the beach. ... View more